we went to see santa today at pioneer place. kinsley was beyond excited while we were waiting in line. she wasn't quite as excited when she got closer to the front of the line and noticed that some of the other kids were crying as their parents set them on santa's lap and stepped away so the elves could take a picture. she didn't want to miss out on talking to him, but she didn't want to sit on his lap ... so she sat next to him and told him that she has been a pretty good girl this year and that she would like a ladybug girl doll and a bingo doll.
dagny was even less excited. it was going to be physically impossible to peel her off of my neck, let alone get her to sit on santa's lap. so i gave her the dang binky and held her in my lap to take the picture. i was NOT planning on being in this picture. i imagined that we would get a perfect shot of the two girls on santa's lap, smiling happily, like we did last year. this is what we got instead:
kinsley is making some ridiculous face as she realizes that i am bribing her to smile with a cookie later in the day. dagny wants absolutely nothing to do with the entire process. i am wearing the same clothes that i wore yesterday and didn't wash my hair after my run. poor santa is such a champ - smiling so kindly even though niether girl would agree to get too close. he was such a nice santa and did everything he could to make kinsley comfortable.
i was hesitant to purchase the picture. i didn't want to be in it, dagny has that dang binky in her mouth, and kinsley has had more photogenic moments. but i know that each of these pictures will remind me years from now of these moments. and, for that, i'm thankful.
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